Donwa Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Donwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Donwa (17) may also be a first name.
Donwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Donwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Donwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Donwa is the 1,746,159th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Donwa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Donwa is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 44 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Edo, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donway | 91 | 29 | / |
| Donwat | 91 | 5 | / |
| Donwad | 91 | 5 | / |
| Doonwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Donwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Donwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doonwah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Doenwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doonwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Domwa | 80 | 1,463 | / |
| Danwa | 80 | 476 | / |
| Donua | 80 | 46 | / |
| Donwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Donba | 80 | 20 | / |
| Dunwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Donva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donwaith | 77 | 0 | / |
| Donbay | 73 | 234 | / |
| Donhwe | 73 | 109 | / |
| Dhanwa | 73 | 101 | / |
| Donbai | 73 | 92 | / |
| Danway | 73 | 47 | / |
| Dunway | 73 | 43 | / |
| Donwou | 73 | 40 | / |
| Dounba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Danwah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Doumwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Danwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Danwat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Donnua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Danwua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dunwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dannwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dounwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Donwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Domwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doonba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dunwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doonva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Danwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Danwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Donwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dottenway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dotnwuast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doussinwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhanwai | 67 | 124 | / |
| Donnuea | 67 | 22 | / |
| Donveau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dhanway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dounbay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dunwhea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dunnway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhunwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dounwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dounwie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dahnway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhenhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhonvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danwuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donuahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daanwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dounnba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duonwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donbeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Donwich | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis